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Gift of the Nile
Social Studies 90
1. Which civilization did the Nile River give birth to?
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2. What did Ancient Egyptians look like?
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3. How did most Egyptians make a living?
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4. What was Egypt called in ancient times?
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5. What did Ancient Egyptians choose as a symbol of their land?
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6. What desert does the Nile River flow through?
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7. How did ancient Egyptians use the Nile to travel?
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8. How did the desert on either side of the Nile River benefit the Egyptians?
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9. What is the delta region in Northern Egypt?
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10. What did the flood waters from the Nile leave behind? Why is this important?
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11. What is papyrus? What was made from it?
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12. In what year was Upper and Lower Egypt united?
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13. What is the double crown?
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14. What does the word Pharaoh mean?
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15. What was the Sun God’s name? Was he the Egyptian’s most important god? Why
or why not?
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16. What is the most interesting thing you have learned about Egypt so far?
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17. What would you like to learn more about?
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